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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29

The following report of Judge Tay-
lor of the River commission is publish
ed despite inaccuracies; as conveying a
sketch of the work of his commission.
He is most accomplished and enter
tanning speaker; combining wit, grace
and logic in rare degree.
He commenced by saying that he
was glad to see the gentlemen of the
convention; that for the past six years
he had been working for them; and
that sometimes he liked to see and
give an account to his masters He
had had that pleasure only twice be-
fore-once at New Orleans in 1885 and
in st. Louis in 1881. In looking over
the convention he obscrved some signs
of change in the members before him.
Some looked as if they had been out
in the snow and little had stuck to
the tops Of their heads, and some
looked as il they had been standing
in the wind and showed some spots
that gave no appearance of producing
any more crops.
lie then referred in touching terms
to the death of Duncan +. kenner, OF
st. Louis, saying it would be long
time before the Mississippi Valley
would find such wise, conscientiou:
and true f.iend.
The speaker then said that the work
of improving the Mississippi river had
been going on for the last six years
and he would try to give some littlC
account of what had been done in tha
time. Upon the organization of thu
commission they had recommended tC
congress a plan for the improvement
of the river which embraced thre'
separate specific kinds Of work.
/. Works which are construction
f works, designed to concentrate tn,
volume of the river by closing chute
, and narrowing the channel in wild
, places.
2. Revetment works which are dc
: signed to protect the banks of the rive
from destruction in places where ca
wing would be injurious to the result
attained.
3. Levees along the banks for tn
: confinement of the flood discharg
, within the channel.
f / have in my pocket a condense'
statement of the appropriations am
expenditures that have been made
classified in respect to the objects 0
the expenditure, which | will give you
: These are not In exact figures. The.
are in round numbers, easy to under
/, stand and remember.
Tho first appropriation was in 1881
81 .000. 600. The total appropriation
/ to date are *e,e5oo0o. of This ther'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29

A. That this convention invokes'
Congress to regard the interests of
the people of the great Mississippi val
lev and the northwest in this matter,
and demands of it that the appropria-
tions be made sufficient to prosecute
intelligently and successfully the work
of river Improvement, in the interests
of our commerce, until such work shall
be fully completed.
5.That we recognize with satisfac-
ton the benefits which have resulted
to the Mississippi river and its princi-
pal tributaries from the extension of
the lighthouse system, and also to the
snag and dredge-boat service; and we
ask that these systems be extended and
sufficient appropriations be made an
nually to insure their efficiency and
the necessary extension of both.
6. That we approve the action of the
executive committee of the improve.
ment of western waterways, and re.
quest that 1t continue its labors in the
direction and for the purposes for which
it has been formed until these western
WATERWAYS are in such condition A. the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29
NO. Is
FOR SALE.

Two small houses, one on Alexander
Avenue near compress, and one on
Broadway. VIII be sold cheap.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29
nnrrY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

.ouvTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
n,.triet Attomcy-H. S. PARISH
For representatives.
c,wPBELE, J. T. CASEY,
VIII HARRIS.
Iss.rie-w. T. HUNT.
lrs.seerv Clerk-C- NJ. JOHNSON.
- clerk-JAs. G. 4ARsHALL.
.--..s.s,,rer-JNO. P. FiNLAY,
...essor-M. RACHELMAE.
|sarvryOr-H. X JOHNSON.
|ra-oper and Ranger-w. II. BARBER.
For Board Supervisors.
!. ni.trict-s. N. SPENCER.
|. : ni.rriet-w. W.woRTHINGroN.
|, ni.triet-N. GOLDsTEIS.
II plstriet-J. d. SMITH.
4 nistriet-WILLIAM WOOD.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29
Rangers Notice.
The State Of Mississippi, |
Washington County. I

The State Of Mississippi, I
Washington County.
Taken up by Junius Young, on the
premises Of w. h. Hunt. on October 3D.,
1887. one S0RREL TEXAS MARE,
aged or years, 10 hands high, blaze
face, one stocking foot behind, Texas
brand ON left flank. Appraised at SIS.
The owner of the above described
estray Is hereby notified to come forward
prove property, pay charges and take 1t
away, or It will be dealt with as the law
directs. W. 4. SMITH,
Octl5-nl3. Coroner and Ranger.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29
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Brick storehouse on Washington
Avenue, FERGUSON Il FINLAY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

WYOMING, DEL, Aug. 9.-The peach
season has fairly opened here. The Della
ware Fruit Exchange is handling most
of the fruit brought here. The late fruit
is ripening prematurely and hence the
season will be very short. The prices
yesterday and today were good, although
the fruit is nothing to boast of. 1t sold
from % cents to $l.25 basket this
morning, and several orchards have been
sold, both of white and yellow fruit, at
- cents a basket as the peaches were on
the trees. This is considered good bar
gain, i'll view of the quality of the fruit
The wet, murky weather of the past
month is what injured the qualify of the
peach, which is usually very soft, and
not able to stand transportation as for
merly. The present weather is capital
but it came too late to save the quality
of the Delaware peach. Oae great cause
of the fruit ripening prematureIy is be-
lieved to be the yellows Orchards that
a year ago contained two or three sickly
trees, whose leaves yellowed before it
was time for 1t, this summer show the
work of the blight all over. There are
orchards in this neighborhood in which
one third of the trees are turning yellow
already, ana tEeSe trees VIII never bear
again. Wyoming Is having the expert
ence which Dover had only a few years
ago; Middletown, still further north, a
few years before Dover, and Delaware
City, north of Middetown, had a good
many years ago.
The best Delaware fruit this year is
said to be shipped at Georgetown, Sus-
sex county, where peach growing has
just been begun. The Exchange is handl-
ing the fruit at Georgetown, and good
prices, running from 40 cents to $50 a
basket, have been realized. Entire or
chards have been sold from 70 to 50 cents
a basket
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
column.

Mr.. HAMILTON DISsToN, does not
wish to be considered a politician, his
definition OF the word being "a man
who makes money out of politics, D
while he is a millionaire sawmaker
1t is undoubtedly true that Mr.. Diss-
tons definition is gradually becoming
the popular one. But it is no less true
that it is an improper one. As CO.
temporary truly says:
1t is no crime to be politician-the
right sort of a politician. All good
citizens are politicians, and no man
can be patriot who does not take an
active interest in his country's politics.
1t is those people who make profess
sion of politics, who are in political life
for what they can get out of it, who
sink all morality in their partisanship,
who forget honesty and excuse fraud,
who seek underhanded corruption and
shun an open contest, who throw
loaded dice in the ballot boXes-these
are the persons who give politics theil
stencil, and who become the worst enc
mics that any community can have.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
Mr.. BIaine's Plans.

LONDON, Aug. 8 MIR. James G. Blaine
with his wife and daughters, is in Dub.
lin. They lett Glasgow yesterday and
crossed to Belfast, proceeding thence tC
Dublin, where they arrived last evening
Mr.. Blaine intends to spend some time i'll
Ireland as he desires to take quiet look
around and examine into the condition
of the country He says his experience
thus far of European society has not re-
conciled him to the order of things or
this side of the ocean. Among the in-
situations of Great Britain he misses the
spring and verve characteristic Of
America.
DUBLIN, Aug. 9.-Mr. Blaine has gone
to Cork, whence he will return to Dub.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

The new wheat so far received at
Minneapolis, Mimi, justilies all pre-
vious predictions as To Il large crop
and ii looks as though the Northwest
would have more wheat to sell this
year than she has for the past FIVE years.
1t is the best milling crop raised since
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Or the many railroad horrors that
have shocked the public during the
past year that of Wednesday night in
Illinois, is the most terrible. in fact,
it is stated, that for loss of life and in
Jury to limb, it has never been surpassed
in the history of the country. The
startling theory that it is a case of train
wrecking will doubtless be fully iEveSti-
gated and should it prove to be cor
rect no punishment can be too severe
for the inhuman wretches that deliber-
ately caused the death of over hun
bred of their fellows and suffering to
four times as many more. We give
full details of the accident in another
column
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
-
In RrIef. And To The Point.

Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered liver
is misery. Indigestion is a foe to good ma
ture.
The human digestive apparatus is one OF
the most complicated and wonderful things
in existence. 1t is easily put out of order,
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food, bad
cookery, mental worry, late hours, irregular
habits, and many other things which ought
not to be, have made the American people
a nation of dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has done n
wonderful work in reforming this sad bust
ness and making the American people so
healthy that they can enjoy their meals and
be happy.
Remember:-No happiness without health
But Green's August Flower brings health
and happiness to the dyspeptic. Ask your
druggist for bottle. Seventy-tive cents. .
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Mr.. CROoKsHANKs ran his mud-ma-
chine at high pressure last week, and
despatched US all over with filth. 1t
wiped off easily, however.
We have the highest authority for
the Injunction to answer fool accord
ing to his folly, and although no fool is
more vulnerable than this one, for the
present we prefer that retaliation shall
wait on inclination.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

ONE way to keep young is to asso
ciate with young people and in gen
eral it may be sad that it is impossible
to retain ones youth without doing
this. But it is easier said than done
Unless you can retain your interest il
the things that please young people
you will not want to associate with
them nor they with you. There mus
be something in common-something
more than the mere vague desire or
your part to be like the young ones
~, T. Mil and Express.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
Better Than Vacation.

This is pre-eminently the vacation month,
when thousands seek rest and recreation.
But to those who suffer the depressing eff
fects OF summer debility, the disagreeabe
symptoms of scrofula, the fortunes of bill
liousness, dyspepsia, or sick headache, there
is more pain than pleasure in leaving home.
TO such we say, give Hoods Sarsaparilla a
trial. 1t will purify your blood, tone ny
and strengthen your body, eXpel every trace
of scrotula, correct billiousness, and posi-
lively cure dyspepsia or sick headache.
Take it before you 90 and you will enjoy
your vacation thousand fold. I'm.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

ONE by one Science is knocking the
props from under the cherished p insti-
tutions of our youth, and now DR.. Sam
uel Sexton states that he has noted in
his own practice fifty-one cases in
which children had suffered more OF
less serious injury Gin one case death
other ears by belng"boxed" on the side
of the head by their parents or others.
This form of chastisement he shows to
be highly dangerous one.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Mr.. ROBERT GARRETT is reported by
the New York IIWlH, in a cablegram
from London, as denying that he is
seeking any loan there for the Balti-
more and Ohia Railroad. 1t is quite
probable he has found that a loan was
difficult OF negotiation at present, and
has, therefore, changed his mind on
the subject.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
Ar the public services at Oh.

Al the public services at Chautau-
qua, New York, recently, Rev. A. NJ
Fairbairn, President of Mansfield Col
lege, Oxford University, England
preached to a large audience on the
text, Show US the Father" DIR. Fair
bairr said Il do not reject evolution
| accept it. First, because 1t compels
us to a worthier conception of God. Il
does not allow us to think Of Him as
standing apart from the world and see,
ing it so ; touching it where it need;
repair or where it calls for improve.
ment. But we are forced to think O
Him as living within it, the energy thai
moves all things Second. 1t supplies
US with invinclble evidence of His exist
ence and government. If evolution be
the process of creation, then what
energies in the result must have been
contained in the cause. Since mind is
III the fruit, il must have been in the
root"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
Assault on an Editor.

WILMINGToN, DEL, Aug. 9.-Patrick
X. Fahey, late city contractor, was
held in $500 bail for trial at court upon
the charge of assault with intent to kill
Jerome b. Bell, the editor of the Sunday
Star Fahey entered the Star Office, and
insisted on knowing the Eame of a Ger
tain writer who had reflected somewhat
sarcastically last Sunday on Fahey's at
tempt to collect 5000 from the city for
doing a piece of unauthorized work in
violation of city ordinance. Mr.. Bell
refused to give the name. Fahey in
sisted, and Bell argued the point.
Finally, after Fahey had apparently
cooled down and was about 10 leave.
Bell turned to his desk facing the wall
30 so to work. Just then Fahey, who
had stealthily raised his chair as he
arose, struck the editor frightful blow
over the forehead, knocking him and a
heavy swivel chair down upon the floor
Bell rose, climbing up on his assailant,
who struck another blow at him, but by
that time he was on his feet. and by a
well directed blow in the mouth of the
contractor, laid him up in corner and
relieved him of several teeth at the same
time. lie then trimmed the contractor 5
face until he was taken off By the fore
man of the composing room.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
l.. NJ. HaineS,
County Executive Committee.

We surrender ten columns of THE
WIG this week to the statement of
county expenses for the past year 1t
is probable that we could not have
published anything which the tax payers
of the county will read with more in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

"ruERE is evidently a great deal to
be learned about women" says Phil
adelphia editor. There is, indeed, and
the best way to learn it is to ask some
other woman about lt.-Er.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

NJ N oltk BASEBALL Nl.l II,
Office: Polo Grounds, y. Y, May I, 1887.
Pond'$ kytroct to.-Gents: | have used
your Ponds Extract for myself and family
some time and find it to be the best article
of the kind | ever used. 1t will remove
stiffness and soreness of the muscles in a
very short time, and i'll my opinion no base
ball player or athlete should be without
this valuable compound. Yours truly,
JAMES MuTRIE,
Manager New York Baseball Club.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
FIGHTING FIRE WITH EARTH.

|
Ard there was another terrible danger
to be met. The bridge was still burning
and the wrecked ears were lying on and
| around the tiercelJ burning embers
Everywhere in the wreck were wounded
| aud unhurt men, women and children,
whose lives could be saved if they could
be gotten out. but whose death and
death in most horrible form was GER
tain if the twisted wood of the broken
cars caught fire, and to fight the fire
there was not a drop of water and only
some 80 able bodied men who still had
presence of mind and nerve enough to do
their duty. The only light was the light
of the burning bridge. Aud with so much
of its aid the 30 men went to work to
fight the flames. For four hours they
fought like fiends, and for four hours the
victory hung in the balance. EaIth was
the only weapon with which the foe could
be fought, and so the attempt was made
to smother it out. There was no pick or
shovel to dig it up; no baskets or bar
rows to carry it, and SO desperate were
they that they dug their fingers down
lnlD Tue cdlLIl, WHICH u long ufDuIE nau
baked almost as hard as stone. and heap
ed the precious handiuls thus hardly won
upon tn or aching flames, and with this
earth work, built handful by handful.
kept back the foe. The fire was put out
after four hours of eudeavOr, and as its
last sparks died away Il light came up in
the east to take its place. aud dawn came
upon a scene of horror.
While the fight had been going on men
had been dying, and there were not so
many wounded to take out of the wreck
as there had been four hours before. But
in the meantime the country had been
aroused help had come from Chats
worth, Forest and Piper City, and as the
dead were laid reverently alongside of
each other in the corn field there were
ready hands to take them Tito Chats
worth, while some of the wounded were
carried to Piper City. One hundred and
eighteen was the awful poll of the dead,
while the wounded numbered four times
that many The full number of the dead
cannot, however, be told yet for days
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Books that amUse and instruct.
Books for wet days or hot
days-that make you forget
either. Paper covered, best
authors, 9 to IS cents. AS
much more for the binding as
you will.
Book News for August, with
portrait of Lucy Larcom, )
cents, 50 cents a year. You
are likely to save the 50 cents
on the first book bought.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

If you want a Nalise for
more'n the name don't foo
with the leather-hash things.
We don't keep EN-. Our Nalise
for least is of canvas (SI.5o) or
split leather $500, either II
in. Grained leather, leather
lined, brass trimmed, II to 4
in, SIS up. Any proper thing
you want for hand-carriage
high price or low price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
:.YEE+W HIGS.

Prs-eqa,,.tiy raltaJIc for its iocal as IeeH CEN
erGi HttcHigetcc NctcS Communications are respect
fp3iy solicited from all sections Of The county, in
addition TO the cectiy contributions Of its regular
orps Of correspondents. Anonymous communicd-
ions riH rcccire no attention. the name Of the
rrtter being required il. all cases guarantee Of
good taith
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Colorcd Cashmere Shawls.
The wind-up Of an importer S
stock. MI right except that
the assortment of colors is
short-drab, ecru, cardinal,
blue, pink, and wine. That
makes the price shrink nearly
half. IS cents to s..
Plenty Of creams in other
lots-SI.25 to S..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Black Sanglicr. Like can
vas, but softer and closer. For
seaside or mountain wear
damp air doesn't hurt it. Al
in, IS cents from IS.
\ little finerandhcavier, SIC.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

The Indian Chemical Co., have discovered
a compound which acts with truly marvel.
our rapidity in the cure of rheumatism and
Neuralgia. We guarantee it to cure any
and every case OF acute lutiammatory
Rheumatism and Nenralgia in days, and
to give Immediate relief iii chronic cases
and effect speedy cure.
On receipt of 80 cents, i'll two cent stamps,
we will send to any address the prescription
to- this wonderful compound, which can
befilled by your home druggist at small
cost. We take this means of giving our
discovery To the public instead of putting
it out as a patent medicine, it being much
less expensive. We will gladly refund
money if satisfaction is not given
The INDIANA CHEMICAL Co,
Jan 29-1y Crawfordsvile Ind,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
Real Estate al Private Sale.

| offer two DOJ' BILE HOUSES on West High
street III the town of EhtOm, containing seven
rooms each, three stories high new last year. The
street is well shaded, near the railroad and a
most desirable place to live. Good water and
every modern Improvement. Terms made to suit
the purchaser. Address
JOHN WILKINSON
Oct l6-tl EIkton, Cecil Co. Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Roberts Razor-st steel Scis-
sors have long been famous.
BY chance we have a lot that
shall 50 for about half the
makers price-2o to IS cents.
\ third of the usual store price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

For the baby. Chambray
Sun Hats, $3.50; made to sell
for $3.50 and s..
Muslin Caps; many styles
zoe. to sI-about third price
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

We have just made some
very fine Cambria Night Shirts;
crow-stitch braid trimming.
81. If there's anything of the
kind nicer for hot-weathcr wear
we We never seen it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13

Women's white, hcmmcd,
all linen EIandkerchiefs. EN-
ira size. ST. a dozen. The
SI.25 grade.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-13
MONDAY, August 22d, 1887,

at II O 'Clocl, ~ NJ, To nominate Candl
dates for a county ticket, as follows:
Three candidates for members of the
House of Delegates.
Three candidates for County Com
missioners.
A candidate for States Attorney.
A candidate for Sheriff.
Three candidates for Judges OF the
Orphans Court.
\ candidate for County Surveyor.
And also to select -Four Delegates to
represent Cecil county in the Republican
State Convention which meets in Balti-
more on Wednesday. August 24th, 1885,,
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for the offices of Governor, Comptroller
and Attorney General.
Polls will open at ) clock and close
at ! O'Clock P. NJ.
The following named gentlemen are
requested to act as Judges of the Primary
Election:
First District-rhomas p. Jones, ST.,
John Morris and Joseph Megill.
Secondly. J. Lake, John NJ. Reed
and Samuel ?. Woods.
Third-H. NJ. Nicols, VIM. J. Collins
and Thomas b. Wright.
Fourth-George Brown, VIM. H. Van
SAINT and John T. Dewitt.
Fifth. Alex. Rutter, +. I. B. Day
and Benoni Cooling.
Sixth-Barclay Reynolds, Job Haines
and William Brown.
Seventh-Theo. J. Nanneman, EnoCh
Moves and George Eccleston.
Eighth-Joseph kennard, NJ ". Full.
ton and Thomas Davis.
Niuth-IameS C. CrOtherS Samuel